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 Japan

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 CHIBA MONORAIL

Chiba, approx. 1 million inhabitants, in eastern part of Tokyo metropolitan area.

- suspended monorail system
- opened
28 March 1988: Sports Center - Chishirodai
24 March 1999: Sports Center - Chibo-Minato / Kencho-mae
- operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd
- network length 15.2 km
- 2 lines

 Photos

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 YUKARIGAOKA LINE
The Yukarigaoka Line is a small peoplemover system in the north of Chiba Prefecture; the 5 km route, opened in 1982/83, has the shape of a tennis racket, with a single-track handle and a loop operated in the anti-clockwise direction. The departure station Yukarigaoka is linked to Tokyo via Keisei's Main Line to Narita Airport.
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 Official Website

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 Other Links

Chiba_Urban_Monorail at Wikipedia

BLOG: Read your webmaster's impressions of the Chiba Monorail & Yukarigaoka Line (May 2016)

 

 

Chiba Monorail


 Book

Metros & Trams in JapanAndrew Phipps & Robert Schwandl

METROS & TRAMS in JAPAN - Vol. 1: Tokyo Region

Subways, suburban railways (JR East and Private Railways), trams, monorail and guided-transit systems in the Toyko conurbation - including Yokohama, Shonan, Tama, Saitama and Chiba

Text: German & English
160 pages, ca. 300 photos
Detailed network maps
June 2016
ISBN 978-3-936573-47-3

 


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